Six Things Every Parent Should Know
The American family is broken. Not entirely shattered, but certainly broken. When more than half...
Girls and Bullying
According to the National Education Association, more than 160,000 children stay home from school...
Bullying and Girls: Cliques and Control
Perhaps you read the news story about thirteen-year-old Megan Meier, who was an overweight, unhappy...
Popularity Contest
“Friends and enemies” will be the key to everything for your daughter in the middle school...
Girls Need To Belong
Many of the girls who are at the bottom of the social ladder at school are also rejected at home by...
If Nancy Is Safe, I’m Safe Too
Some years ago a woman told me about her experience as a room mother for her daughter’s fourth-grade...
Who Wouldn’t Want to be A Princess?
Why are girls so taken with the princess fantasy? Our daughter, Danae, has loved the princess fantasy...
A Quest for Respect and Dignity
“To be a princess is to be considered beautiful, to be pursued, and to see all your hopes and...
The Princess Problem
Not everyone is thrilled about the reemergence of the princess movement, of course. Some feminists...
Worshiping Physical Beauty
Dear Dr. Dobson, My name is Renee. I read your article called “True Beauty,” and although...
Coed Sports
Question: You mentioned that girls and boys often approach organized sports from entirely different...
Women Who Want to Work
Question: I have a three-year-old boy and an infant girl, and they are both precious to me. I want...